Rail

Report: N.J. transit villages promote economic growth

A NJ Future report calls for transit-oriented development as a way of promoting mass transit, improving the environment, fostering economic growth and redeveloping areas with good transit access but poor local economies, reports the Times of Trenton.

“Targeting Transit: Assessing Development Opportunities Around New Jersey’s Transit Stations” suggests factors to look for in determining where to build transit villages and proposes strategies for encouraging their development. To read the full story, click here.

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Milestones include the completion of snow and ice removal from all platforms and critical rail switches system-wide, as well as the addition of supplemental trains, doubledecker and standard passenger cars to increase capacity and combat overcrowding.

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